Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 19.500 Outdoor Display of Incidental Plant Materials

The purpose of regulating the outdoor display of plant materials incidental to the primary business located on a site is to ensure compatibility of such uses with surrounding uses and properties and to avoid any impacts associated with such uses.

(Ord. 7331 §79, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

Outdoor display of incidental plant materials. As defined in Article X (Definitions) are permitted as set forth in Article V, Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions subject to the requirements contained in this chapter.

The regulations in this chapter shall apply to the outdoor display of live plant materials apart from a permitted permanent plant nursery enclosure associated with a business for which the primary business is some business other than a nursery, and for which a year-round nursery function is permitted. No special permit shall be required for the outdoor display of live plant materials, other than any permit or approval that may be required for the primary business.

(Ord. 7331 §79, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

The standards set forth in Article V, Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions, shall apply to outdoor display of incidental plant materials unless otherwise specified here.

A. The outdoor display of items shall be limited to live plants only and shall not be for the purpose of any other form of merchandise display.

B. The outdoor display shall be limited to 20 feet either side of the main public entrance or to the parking lot frontage of the permanent plant nursery enclosure.

C. Plant displays shall not obstruct walkways, driveways, parking areas, pathways or any surface designed to accommodate disabled persons, including but not limited to, designated handicapped parking spaces. Plant displays shall also not extend into any public right-of-way.

D. All cashiering shall occur within the retail building or permanent nursery enclosure.

E. There shall be no more than a single one square foot price sign for each variety of live plant product displayed. Each permitted sign shall be placed immediately adjacent to the plant product referenced on the permitted price sign.

F. Activities such as potting, arranging, packaging, or propagation are prohibited.

G. Display racks or other structures utilized to display live plants shall not exceed six feet in overall height.

H. All incidental equipment and supplies, including fertilizer and empty cans, shall be stored within a completely enclosed building.

(Ord. 7331 §79, 2016; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)

No modifications to the above site location, operation and development standards shall be allowed.

(Ord. 7331 §79, 2016)